Washington DC and Springtime

So, it has been a long time since I have blogged about what  we have been doing in our little family.  We are all ready for Spring which seems to be arriving now {finally} in upstate NY!  Whew hoo!

The buds have popped out on the ends of all of the branches!  It shouldn't be long until we have lots of fresh green leaves.

I found a wooly bear on our driveway.  Anyone know what his markings mean?

Oh no!  Look out little guy!  Danger is all around!

 

 

For Spring Break, we took a trip to Washington DC.  Some of the flowers were on the trees, ie... magnolias and such, but the apple blossoms weren't out yet.  If you ever thought about heading to DC and thought it was too stuffy or governmental for you, check out these pictures and you may change your mind.

This photo is from the wall of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.  I love the movement and shadows.

 

This metallic tree sculpture is in the Sculpture Garden on the Mall.

Another sculpture.  I thought he was awesome since it was Easter Sunday and we were here.

This one might be my favorite!  Anyone remember using these erasers?  This one is gigantic!

My second favorite.  Called "The Last Conversation".  They are so awesome.  Wonder what gave the artist the idea to give them beanbag butts?  LOL!  It is outside of the Modern Art Museum.

A close-up of the metallic tree.  Wonder how they did that???

 

The Magnolias!

Loved the topography in this bottom floor of the MAM.

 

 

Art or a giant stick of butter?

 Lots of architecture, of course!

 

The Washington Monument was under construction, so the picture isn't of the whole building.  Booo!

Can't forget about all of the awesome museums including the one with all of the Dinosaurs and stuff.
A big hit with my oldest, of course.

And whatever this deep sea thing is.  Creepy!

Oh and of course the Hope Diamond, but I couldn't get a very good shot of it because people were crowded around it.  Not very exciting, if you ask me my opinion!

My little photographer.  :-)

All-in-all, it was a great trip and we enjoyed the food more than anything. 
Happy Spring to you!

Our Summer Vacation

 We just came back from a wonderfully, relaxing vacation!  Any guesses as to where we went and how we got there?  Check out the pictures below and see if you can guess.  No answers from my friends who already know!  :-P  I was playing with filters on some of these pictures, so there are a few that are the same, just different coloring.

More from Day 3 - Cabrillo and the Tide Pools

My husband and I were married on the wedding bluff overlooking the ocean, near the lighthouse on Point Loma.  This is the view from the lookout patio.  Isn't it amazing?  You can watch the ships come in and often see submarines from here!

 My two "MEN"...

 We ventured down to the tidepool area which is where our wedding photos were taken.

And now for a few creatures!

 Ah... here is a picture that reenacted one of our wedding photos. The sun in our eyes didn't really help.  Although sunny, it was CHILLY this morning!

These are the only two pictures I have on my computer from our wedding, but here we were...

Ah... like only yesterday!

We have a picture of Jeff sitting on this rock...

  We also have a picture of Jeff and me walking down this path.  17-years later.... our boys on the same path...